Monroe Library is now equipped with a Sorenson VP-200® videophone available for free use by the public for American Sign Language (ASL) users to communicate. (posted 3/29/09)
Check out the ASL Interpreter Network C.R.E.W. Collaborative Reading Enthusiasts Workshop on the Event Calendar.(posted 1/25/09)
See the report on Educational Services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind Children in Washington State: Stakeholder View, put together by Annie Pennucci, Theresa B. Smith, and Robert I. Roth. (posted 1/2/09)
Sky Performing Arts will hold auditions for a production of The Miracle Worker January 5th and 6th at 17072 Tye Street, Monroe, WA. See the Event Calendar or contact Alexandra Clark for more info. (posted 1/2/09)
Take part in the UW research project to improve the accessibility and usability of mobile devices such as Palm PDAs, Pocket PCs, and mobile phones. See this article for more info. Then sign up to participate!
(posted 8/25/08)
The Seattle Fire Department has strobe smoke alarms that we can provide and install at no cost to Deaf or Hard of Hearing Seattle residents who live on a low or fixed income. Inquiries can be made to Public Education, Seattle Fire Department - fireinfo@seattle.gov or by calling 206-386-1337. www.seattle.gov/fire
(posted 8/24/08)
Tacoma high school junior Hannah Waters would like to babysit for younger kids who are deaf, or hard of hearing. She is also fluent in ASL and lives in the Tacoma area. Contact her at at (253) 927-3931 or (253) 590-9752 or via email (posted 8/24/08)
The Seattle Quality of Life Group is looking for deaf or hard of hearing youth, ages 11-18, and parents of deaf or hard of hearing youth, ages 5 -10, to be in a research study. Click here for more info (posted 2/24/08)
Snohomish high school junior Deryk Machado is looking to babysit for folks with deaf children. Knows SEE. Contact him at dlm1015@gmail.com (posted 9/14/07)
Audition for "Bye Bye Birdie", a musical to be held in Mt. Vernon. (posted 8/14/07)
See the "Skin of Our Teeth", a new play featuring Howie Seago. (posted 3/26/07)
Class Offered: English as Second Language (ESL) for ASL speakers. (7/3/06)
Deaf Girl Scouts in the Seattle area. Read about and perhaps join up with Ashley Koe's Deaf Girl Scout Troop with Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of hearing, and hearing signers who all use American Sign Language to communicate. (6/13/06)
2006 Seattle International Film Festival Foreign Films. Check out this schedule for the subtitled foreign films. (5/24/06)
2006 Seattle International Film Festival Short Films. It's that time of year again! Here's the schedule for the subtitled short films. (5/24/06)
It's been a tough 9 months, but let's get started again. Seattle Times columnist, Linda Knapp, is back writing again...this time about how she's recovered part of her hearing by having a cochlear implant surgery done. (5/20/06)
Lessons on dealing with critical illness. Seattle Times columnist, Linda Knapp, recovers from meningitis, which destroyed her hearing and nearly left her dead. (5/17/06)
Silence on stage. Deaf comedian, Tiffany West, attempts to win over hearing audiences, too. (5/12/06)
Death took a swipe at him but he found the 'good in everything'. Story about a Seattle registered nurse, Rob Renno, who lost most of his hearing due to meningitis. (5/5/06)
There is no end to the giving by these super moms. Mothers of disabled children, including one deaf 4 1/2 year old, fight to get support for them. (5/3/06)
A common language. The family of born deaf 8-year-old Hayden Orr moved from Hollywood to Vancouver, WA so he could to get direct ASL instruction. (5/1/06)
Shaking an image. Attitudes are changing about how best to educate deaf children. (4/30/06)
Mainstream Education. Deaf 18 year old, Christina Stebbins, hopes to become a nurse . (4/30/06)
Where silence speaks volumes. In the silent world of a person who is deaf, actions really do speak louder than words. (4/29/06)
Implants help child emerge from silent world. Two cochlear implants implanted into a child and related thoughts on implants and Deaf culture. (4/24/06)
For deaf Kelso junior, life's a quiet drive. Deaf 16 year old, Dehne' O'Connor, is as adept at golf as she is at art. (4/14/06)
Young Voices: One girl's bill not too small for our Legislature. Ashli-Marie Grant, 16, a deaf student at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics serves as a senate page in the Washington legislature. (4/3/06)
Deaf, blind schooling costs get scrutiny. Budgeting - Tight resources in Oregon and Washington prod both to look at whether residential schools make sense. (4/1/06)
Communicating
lyrics is an artistic process. How JoAnna Ball and Pam Parham interpret
certain songs. (3/8/06)
Keeping
deaf fans rockin'. JoAnna Ball and Pam Parham interpret the Bon Jovi
concert in Seattle. (3/8/06)
Schools
study lambasted. A Vancouver lawmaker criticizes a study of how best to
administer the state schools for the blind and the deaf. (2/24/06)
Officiating
numbs pain of childhood for deaf woman. Story about a deaf woman
working now as a referee. (2/23/06)
School
for deaf defended. (2/23/06)
Bobsled: For Flowers, son's hearing is a victory. Woman
bobsledder's son has cochlear implant surgery. (2/22/06)
Bobsled
star stays golden in defeat. African American bobsledder has twin boys,
one of which was born deaf. (2/21/06)
Hearing-impaired kids learn through SEE. Use of not only
the SEE sign language system, but talking as well, for a total communication
approach. (2/20/06)
In
Our View - Special Schools. Editorial by The Columbian writers about
continued funding for the Washington State School for the Blind and the
Washington School for the Deaf (2/21/06)
Study
scrutinizes schools for deaf, blind. A new study commissioned by the
Legislature weighs the pros and cons of closing the Washington State School for
the Blind and the Washington School for the Deaf in Vancouver. (2/19/06)
Crime
lab funding included in budget. State Senate failed to fund major
capital projects for Washington State School for the Blind and the State School
for the Deaf. (2/16/06)
'Get out' easy to say but harder to do.
Article about disaster planning and making sure it includes planning to help
those deaf, blind, or with other disabiliites. (2/8/06)
Deaf
crime victims. Article about Marilyn J. Smith, executive director of
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS) in Seattle. (1/24/06)
Signs of understanding. To deal with the inevitable
challenges of toddlerhood, many new parents are using American Sign Language
with their pre-verbal babies. (1/24/06)
Deaf victim blossoms into powerful advocate. An article
about Marilyn Smith, founder of Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS).
(10/5/05)
Ich bin ein dolmetscher (I am an interpreter).
Interpreting for a career. (8/14/05)
Don't wait to get help from new program that offers discounted
hearing aids. Help for those losing their hearing. (6/6/05)
Connecting cultures through deaf theater. Story about Deaf
West Theatre. (6/2/05)
Abuse widespread at schools for the deaf nationwide.
(5/20/05)
Open captioned and rear-window captioned movies
in Seattle theaters!
Signing Santa is a big hit with deaf students - Korey
Bringman is a deaf student playing Santa for Deaf children in Tacoma.
(12/23/03)
Dancer Katharine Grimm - a 9 year old ballarina performed
in the role of "small servant" in Pacific Northwest Ballet's "Nutcracker."
(12/21/03)
Advocate's
work with deaf victims of abuse honored with $100,000 grant - Marilyn
Smith, founder of the Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services, recognized for her
outstanding contributions. (10/09/03)
For those of you that knew him or his work, Roger Falberg, passed away Monday
morning, 09/29/03. Mr. Falberg authored THE LANGUAGE OF SILENCE.
Hearing Speech & Deafness Center
buys Seattle Diversity Works (08/19/03)
New
leader named for state's deaf school - Todd Reeves appointed by Gov.
Gary Locke to head the Washington School for the Deaf.(08/1/03)
Daring kids fly in air with greatest ease - Deaf Youth
Circus kids have fun. (06/26/03)
Breaking through the sound barrier - Luis Figueroa, the
starting third baseman for the Tacoma Rainiers, is deaf and hopes to play for
the Seattle Mariners some day. (06/21/03)
Key cells for hearing regenerated in guinea pigs -
University of Washington scientists report some success in growing the
hair-like receptors of the cochlea. (06/01/03)
Implants
are replacing sign language among deaf kids - More and more parents
opting to have cochlear implants for their Deaf children. (04/08/03)
Sign
language is popular with hearing students (02/20/03)
Interpreting
Toby KeithSign language interpreters work to make entertainment
accessible to the deaf (02/15/03)
Head
of deaf school resigns - Calls for ouster followed report that students
still weren't safe (01/22/03)
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